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Kathy Reakes
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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.
Suspect Still At Large One Year After Sexual Assault Of 89-Year-Old In Nanuet
One year ago, on July 4, 2018, an 89-year-old woman was brutally sexually assaulted in Nanuet.
Since then, the Clarkstown Police Department has continued to search for the person responsible for that attack that took place in the area of College Avenue and 1st Street, said the Clarkstown Police.
" We are seeking the public’s assistance with this investigation that is now a year old," said Clarkstown Det. Peter Walker.
Walker said detectives are searching for anyone who was in the area of College Avenue and 1st Street, including Normandy Village, between 4:30 pm on July 3, 2018, and 5…
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash That Causes Five-Hour Route 15 Closure, State Police Say
One motorcycle rider was killed during a crash with another motorcycle on northbound Route 15 Tuesday, July 2.
Julio Rodriguez, 31, of Hartford, was killed around 1 a.m. in the area of Exit 85 in Hartford, said the Connecticut State Police.
Troopers said the two motorcycles were traveling on Route 15 north when both drivers lost control of their bikes at the same time and struck the right shoulder metal guardrails.
The driver of the other motorcycle, Charles Wooding, 24, of Vernon, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Hartford Hospital.
Route 15 was closed for mor…
Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains
Two Westchester men wanted on attempted grand larceny charges in Yorktown were apprehended in White Plains.
Timothy Haywood, 32, and Jonathan Miranda, 27, both of Yonkers, were arrested on Tuesday, June 25, by White Plains Police on a warrant from the Yorktown Police for alleged grand larceny that took place on April 15, said the Yorktown Police.
Detectives from Yorktown picked up the two men and returned them to Yorktown where they were charged with attempted grand larceny.
Bail was set at $1,500 for Haywood, and $500 for Miranda, police said.
Both men are scheduled to appear in co…
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island
More than 18,700 customers across Long Island and the Rockaways remain without power following a series of violent thunderstorms that produced intense straight-line winds that downed trees and utility lines.
As of 4 p.m., Monday, July 1, PSEG has restored service to more than 63,000 customers impacted by yesterday’s significant storm, company officials said.
Suffolk County was hit the hardest with the largest number of outages in the towns of Islip, Huntington, Smithtown, and Babylon, PSEG Long Island officials said.
To help speed the return to power, PSEG said around 48 Con Edison employ…
Funeral Services Scheduled For 30-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Funeral services are planned for a 30-year-old Putnam County native who died following a motorcycle crash in Northern Westchester.
Matthew Hickey, of Verplanck, was killed while driving riding a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle east on Kings Ferry Road in Montrose, a hamlet of Cortlandt, around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, during a crash with another vehicle, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
The crash occurred when a 32-year-old Cortlandt woman, driving a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee west on Kings Ferry Road, turned left onto Hunt Avenue, but she did not see Hickey, Hicks said.
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